Their pricing decision will be influenced by all kinds of crazy things and in this market, is higher than what you can pay as an investor.

I will find out this week if there are any further complications beyond the "mixed use" appearance even though there is no longer commercial influence on this property. 

But imagine the network and influence of its members.  

I would say to stay away from the "influencer" markets like The Smokies, Joshua Tree, etc.

Additionally, failing to close a loan over a fiscal year is a huge red flag and usually leads to termination.I want to dive headfirst into RE investing to gain that experience I mentioned above.

The Congress and Administration need to get our fiscal house in order.

The other one sits at home and aspires to be "an influencer" 🙄.

If you are a very dynamic recruiter and want more direct influence on those agents you can also build expansion teams again without all the risks and headaches. 

Areas that have been good 30 or 50 years ago are still good today.One wildcard though.The city of MKE has initiated a projected called GrowMilwaukee, which is based on the majors vision to increase population (for fiscal reasons, more people per square mile) and they have identified the lack of midrise mixed use districts - they call it the "missing middle".

Hey @Zach Knoll,  considerations for property management depend on valuing time versus money, influenced by financial status and age.